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    PCSPECIALIST Vortex 3 Audio question (increase bass)

    I have a Vortex 3 17" (the specs aren't required imo) I have a set of expensive audio technica headphones which lack some bass when connection to a PC audio jack (mobile, ipod sound is fine). I have a PC with a Audigy sound card and on it I can manually increase the Bass. With this done, the...
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    PCSPECIALIST 73C on idle

    When I first bought it the idle temp was about 50-60. Now it's 73C. I have it on a smooth table on the Performance profile. Vortex 3 17.3 7970M i7-3610QM What can I do to bring it down to 60 or even 50 again? I play games for long duration and that brings it up to like 85, so that is not good.
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    PCSPECIALIST 7970M 120Hz - Replace GPU - Complaint

    Hello I have sent the following email to PCS regarding my Vortex 3 I purchased a few months back. All they replied was that the 7970M wasn't compatable with 3D Vision, only Nvidia cards are. Duh. That wasn't my question. I want to know weather the card is capable of running games at 120Hz...
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    PCSPECIALIST Vortex 3 7970M Driver

    Okay so I got this new monitor, ASUS VG236 120Hz 3D and I can not change the refresh rate to 120, see this thread: http://www.pchelpforum.com/xf/threads/how-to-enable-120hz-on-asus-vg236.139938/ So I started uninstalling the AMD Display driver. When I uninstall it from Windows Uninstal a...
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    PCSPECIALIST 7970M Won't work with MW3

    Before it worked. I was even streaming live the game on High settings max resolution with 90 FPS. I stopped playing it for a few months, and now went back on it, and no matter what settings I get 30 fps. I can tell that it's using the onboard Intel graphics. When I look into Switchable graphics...
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    PCSPECIALIST 7970M Driver

    Being on holiday. Is there an *official* Radeon 79070M driver out yet? I am still using the one from the PCS Driver CD. What is everyone else using? Is the Beta driver fully working for games and stuff?
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    PCSPECIALIST Vortex III 17.3 How to reduce BASS?

    I have installed all the drivers and utilities. Realtek and THX are running. How can I reduce the bass in my sound? I find it too much for competitive gaming. Can't hear footsteps as well, always bass in there making profound important sounds distinguishable.
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    PCSPECIALIST How to change contrast on Vortext III Screen

    I obvi know how to change brightness but how can I edit the colour of the laptop screen? Contrast vibrance etcc. I find that in games and in general my screen is a bit too...low conrast, colours are not as vibrant as on my monitor. The driver for the GPU from the CD doesnt have such functions. I...
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    PCSPECIALIST Put my own HDD into the Secondary HDD bay

    How do I remove the metal shield thing in the Secondary HDD bay on the Vortex III? So I can put my own SDD there as at the moment is empty.] EDIT: There is a litte thing I can slide either left or right. Can not pulling it up. File uploaded not working: Link...
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    PCSPECIALIST Running games on a extended screen. Vortex III

    When my laptop arrives I am hoping to be able to play games on my monitor via HDMI (or VGA). In the past with some games, when you play them on your 2nd monitor, sometimes your mouse would go off to the other screen if you turn fast or whatever while playing the game! I am worried this would...
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    PCSPECIALIST [Vortex 17 III] Final Adice

    From comparing CPU benchmarks I have made this: Model - Performance Score Processor i7 3820QM - 9972 +£140 (+£245 more than 3610QM) i7 3720QM - 9073 + £105 i7 3610QM - 8379 Phenom II 955 - 3906 Currently using Graphics Card HD 7970M - 3581 HD 5770 - 1693 Currently using The settled specs are...
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    PCSPECIALIST 7970M vs 5770

    In my desktop I am currently using a Radeon HD 5770 (and don't have trouble running games on max setting & max res). I am wondering how much better this mobile gpu will be? The 5770 is quite old now, but one of the best 'cheap' cards around, and the 7970M isn't even out yet, but I am still...
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